Musical instrument



Jan. 24,1928.

A. OMALLEY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Filed Deo.

L8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. OMALLEY l MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Jan. "24, 1928.'

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Deo. 18. 1924 @mudo/v `yall/20mg @iM/kaza M Patented dan. .5534, i223.

naar sr 'rss ANTHONY OMALLEY, OF FLUSHING, NEW YORK.

MUSCAL ENSTRUMENT.

Application led December 18, 1924.

rllhis invention relates to musical instruments of the type known as wind instruments flutes, piceolos, clarinete, and ally other instruments having the distinguishing characteristic ot tone holes inthe body ot the instrument communicating with the interior thereof. l f

In the manufacture otthose types ot musical instruments, great care must be taken in locating the tone holes to produce the exact pitch desired, which could not be attained in case the tone holes are even slightly misplaced.

in many cases, the displacement ot the tone holes, while tuning the 'wind instrument to the pitch ot a piano or any other instrument is Jiound a ynecessit f. lt is practically impossible to accurately set these tone holes in the present type ot wind instruments. Very frequently itv is .attempted to adjust these instruments by shitting kthe tuning slide, a teat which is very diiiicult to accomplish, tor a slight displacement ot even` a small traction oit an inch will put the instrument out of tune.

To overcome these diliiculties, l propose certain adjusting means to enable the accurate setting et all or any ot the individual tone holes, as well as the mouthpiece.

fin the accompanying drawings, have illustrated an embodimentot my invention as fully described in this speciiication.

Fig. 1 represents a plan view, partly brolien, ot the key part of a. wind instrument.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged sectional view along lines 2-2 ot Fig. 1. 'f

vFig. 3 represents an enlarged side view along lines 8f3 orp Fig. 1.

Fig. i represents a sectional view along lines i- 4r of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents a sectional view along lines 5 5 oli Fig. 8. Y

Fig. 6 represents a sectional `view ot a modified .torm ot sliding arrangements.

Fig. 7 represents a top view ot the tubular body 1U', shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 represents a sectional view along lines 8-8 ot Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 represents a top viewot thesliding shield 26, shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 10 represents. a sectional view'. along lines 10-10 of Fig. 9. v

Fig. 11 represents'` the individual sliding shield 28 carrying the tone hole proper.

Fig. 12 represents a sectional view along lines 12--12 of ll.

Serial No. 756,652.

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Fig. 14 represents a sectional view along lines let-14e ot Fig. 13.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

For the purpose oil clearly indicating the features ot my invention, the simplest elemental form ot' the key portion ot a Wind instrument is shown illustrated in the drawings, it being obvious that the same features are applicable to any known type or construction oii wind instrument. ln the drawings, 1, Vrepresents the body or main tube,

13 represents the adjustable mouth Yupon which another sliding tube or sleeve 2,

is' adjustably arranged.

A number' ot oblong pertorations 3, one tor each tone hole, are provided 1n body 1.

A corresponding number ot oblong perfora-v tions 4;, ot the same width but only halt ot the length ot pertorations 3, are provided in, and located directly above pertorations 3, in sliding tube 2. Ferforations 4, can be set and adjusted in any desired position over pertorations 3, by means ot the set screw arrangement 5', (see Figs. 3 and 5), Awhich consists oi a narrow slot 6, provided in body 1, a specially shaped sliding nut 7, a portion ot which is entering and sliding in slot 6. i

hole 8, suitably loca-ted in sliding tube 2, permits set screws 5, to engage with the nut 7, and` securely adjust pertorations 4C, in any position over pertorations 8.

An indicating arrangement, shown in Fig. 3, consisting or" a graduated scale 9, engraved on body 1, and a suitable observation slot 10, provided with a pointer 11, in sliding tube 2, serves the purpose of accurate adjustment and resetting ot the instrument.

The tone hole adjustment, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4i, consist-s otl the sliding body 12, closely itting over tube 2, the tone hole 1?, surrounded by collar 14, so located as to correspond with the oblong holes in body 1, and sliding tube 2.

A stopper 15, closing tone hole 13, forming one part withV tinger lrey 1G, is pivoted between bearings 17 and 17, these bearings are rigidly connected to sliding body 12. A spring 25, tends to hold stopper 15, normally in the closed position as shown in Fig. 4.

Frovision is made tor the tinal and most accurate kacl-.justinent of the `location ot tone holes by specially provided clamping means on bearings l? and 1? which bearings are provided-With a'slot 18 as shown in Fig. fl. A clamp 'screi'v I*19, serves vthe vpurpose ot loosening the grip upon the guide-rod-20, When adjustment is `desired or Atightening the grip upon rod 20, ivhen'linal adjustment is accomplished. Guide rod 20,"is'ri'gidly held in place by bearings 2l, which in turn are permantly mounted upon slidi'ngti'ibe 2. Another indicating arrangement Vespeci- -allyfprovided for sliding body 312,- asshown in Fig. 3, consisting of a graduated scale'22, engraved upen 'sliding tube' 2, and a suitable observation slot 23 provided With a-pointer .permits accurate adjustment, or it desired a` resetting of the position-ofthe tone hole.

ln` case -it isdesired vto `change the pitch et alli-tone holes, then only one adjustment 1 is' required this is accomplished by'E loosening `set"scre'\v 5,-and sluiting sliding tube 2, in 20". her direction, depending onthe'pitch -ot l'citi tune, desired,latter thevproper -fl'ocation is "determined: set screw7 5 tobe firmly tightfelned fagai-n. ft Va-"more accurate adjustment of 'the-individual tone holes `is found necessary, then screws 19 :Soli l'bearings i7 are loosened and the `tone hole sliding body l2, A.isvshifted ineit'her direction, depending `on -thejfinalpitch ot tune desired,atter which :set screWsilQ are 'firmly tightened again.`

Thegraduation ott-he indicating A'scales iinay be properly marl-zeeland these mar-kings compiled-in tormoifatableyso as to enable the player to "set his instrument tor any 'tune pitch desired `Wit-hout -tu'rt-'her experil'irm'enting. A

Y lFor reasons-fot simplicity in the manufacture ot .my improved-type ot Wind instruments, al1-.thev adjustable `sliding parts are -finade tubulariivhich obviously permits great @accuracy iniittin'gV and calibratingoilfthe slitliaigparts. .lnFigs 6 to V12,a modi/lied construction oflt-he Asliding 4 parts is illustrated, in lcaserthe` tubular design of same is notvdesirable. .VU pon the bo'dy orY main tube 1A (Fig 126) VVa semi-'circular ysliding cover 26, is-movably mounted Vfan'dheld in place by slide channels-27 a1nd.27. Y 'Sliding cover-26, takes the place oit-'sliding tube.2, shown 'in -1Figs.-'1, 2, Blanche.

'Another shorter sliding shield 28, is movably: mounted and held inA place'fby slide cha-nuelf29, =and guidejrod2OA. This shield "28 takesV the place otsliding tube 12,shoWn-'in Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4. l

y'Another feature of the modiiediconstructionfis the replacement ot the oblong slots 3,1asfshoivn in Figs@ lland2, by one continu- .ous slotag-of proper length. Y The functioning and adjusting et this modiied construc- 'tion is 'otherwise= the same as JIdescribed for 4igs l to 5 and all similar features are Ain'dicated by thelsamel numerals. 'G'.llie'f mouthpiece x30, as shoWnYi-nfFi'gsjlS nd *lli'sla'lso Lad-just-ablyarranged lll-his @5 V"11noutlipiece, mounted-upon the` endfpa-rt 3l,

ot "a wind instrument is provided with a specially arranged blow hole 32, Whose neckpiece, extends into a slot 3e, in end part 31. -lhe-inner-end of nec'lpiece 83 is provided With a flange 33h, so dimensioned as to iinFi'gsj and 5, completethe-adjustingarrangement "for mouthpiece 30.

Having thus duly described and illustrated i*to be limiteid to-the exact construction otf'the 1 in'strumentsv shown, inasmuch `as tor-reasons ot simplicity, the most primitive and simplest form et embodiments have been shown, audit being vappareiit that there may `be considerable variation Y inf theV 'design Iot' the instrument vas Well as in -utilizingthe lprinles disclosed lWith-outdeparting -t'ronr the j :it of my invention.

Vfhat l claimand Adesireto secure by embodiments of my inventiom'ldo -not Wish LettersPatent is Y 1.Inf'a'inusical instrument otlthelwind '.type, the 'combination of Aan adjustable lmeuthpiece, a plurality et adjustable tone holes, suitable indicating Ymeans terra l predetermined setting-of said mouthpiece `and tonelholesf to any desired pitch-ot tune."

2fn ga musical instrument ofthe-Wind A. type,5 the ycombination.l ota 'tubular I-body, said-tubular body provided with a plurality of suitably located oblong'holes, a vtubular l'cover ;-slidably' arranged 1oversaid tubular t bo'dy,foblong holes ofthe number and spacing-as'-tliose et the tubular-body, -aln'dfso located-'as2 -to Vcorrespond with the'fho-les ot ``thev tubular body, suitable adjusting means -to properly adjustandsetthe relative; position otthetubular cover an'ditsholes, @and suitable indicating-means for said adjustment. j i i3-In a'fmusical instrument of the VWind type, the combination of -ajtubula'r body,'a plurality of gfoblong lholes suitably located upon said tubular body, :a suitable tubular cover slidablyarringed-upon said tubular body, a plurality ot suitable oblong yholes suitably arranged and 4loca-ted upon said tubular cover, a pluralitylof suitable tone ihole pieces slidafbly arranged 'flupon said tubular cover, andlsu'itablcadjusting means for eollectivel y adjust-ing the relative positions of thetubular body, the-sliding cover piece, land the'ftone fholelpieces andtheir respective tone holes tofeacjh other:

f4. ilaria musical instrumentotthe -Wind type, the combination -offa tubularbody, a

plurality' et suitable oblong teneholes'suitably located upon*saidiitubular"bodypa suita- "b'le'tubular y lco'v'er-sllidably varranged .upon said I'tubuflar f body, i plurality ot suitable ioblongfholes.suitably ar in edfzand lncated upon said tubular coifer,ia ira'lity-ot suitallt) ble tone hole pieces, said tone hole pieces individually slidably arranged upon said tubular cover, suitable adjusting` means for individually adjusting the relative positions of the tubular body, the sliding cover, and the individual tone hole pieces and their' respective tone holes to each other, and a plurality ot' individual indicating means for said individual adjustments.

5. ln a musical instrument ot the character described, a tubular sliding cover, suitable adjusting' means 'for said tubular siiding a perforated window provided with a suitable indicator, and a suitably arranged indicating scale.

G. in a musical instrument of the character described, a sliding tone hole piece coinprising a suitable tubular body, a suitable tone hole provided on said tubular body, a suitable stopper for opening and closing said tone hole, suitable operating means for actuating said stopper, suitable adjusting means to locate and set said sliding tone hole piece, and suitable indicating means `to facover, and indicating means comprising cilital'e the adjustment and setting of: the lone hole piece.

7. In a musical instrument oi the character described, a sliding tone hole piece comprising a suitable body, a suitable tone hole provided on said body, a suitable stopper for opening and closing said tone hole, suitable operating means for actuating said stopper, suitable adjusting means to locate and set said sliding tone hole piece and suitable indicating means to facilitate the adjustment and setting of the tone hole piece.

8. ln a musical instrument ot the characier described, an adjustable mouthpiece, said mouthpiece slidingly arranged upon the body ot' the instrument, suitable clamping means to pern'ianently secure the setting ot said mouthpiece, and suitable indicating means for a predetermined adjustment oi' said mouthpiece.

Signed at city ot New York in the county ot N. Y. and State of New York.

ANTHONY OMALLEY. 

